B & D Upholstery creates award-winning chair designs

B & D Upholstery, Reading, Pa., received a platinum award in the antique chair division of the Upholstery Journal 2010 Design and Craftsmanship Awards for its classical, yet funky, chair designs. Business owners Brenda Drey and David Blimline reworked frames of two antique chairs, then added new springs, eight-way ties, tufting over two-inch foam, new leather and brass tacks. B & D Upholstery won a silver award in 2009 for another upcycled chair design using fabric remnants and recycled fringe.